August 29, 2007

Well, at least on the blog... She is far from needing introduction, matter of fact you can call her a regular in the music industry... Apparently, Tiwa has sang backup for several big names like George Michael, Mary J Blige, Kelly Clarkson and more... Now getting ready to release her album in 2007, the few songs I have heard on her myspace page are not the norm at all.

Some might say that she is "creative", but I will prefer to say that she is unconventional... you can sense that she is not necessarily following any rules/formula, her songs tell the story.. On my first listen, the hook on "Middle Passage" threw me off. Tiwa sang it in Yoruba, "ibi to lu a so, ma tele e lo..." (where-ever you say I will go....)it was unexpected and well sung...

"Walk on by" and "Beautiful Night" are the other songs on her page, from listening to those 2 songs, you can sense that she might be a Jazz junkie; they are both soothing and have a jazzy/grown feel to them ... I am sure she has a host of fresh music on her upcoming album....

August 27, 2007

I'm feeling the cover of this Mag. I wonder if the Magazine has good content and not just pictures of weddings, burials and naming ceremonies... It's pretty neat that you can purchase and download the magazine online... This is a very good look for Gidi...

***UPDATE***

I read the digital version of MADE MAG online. These guyz have stepped the Naija Magazine game up to an unprecedented level. Without getting into real details of the magazine's content, the quality of the images are crisp, the content makes sense and is quality in my opinion. You guyz should get a copy online it's only 2 Pounds...

August 21, 2007

"According to an FBI official who testified on Capitol Hill in 1998,
what percentage of Houston's counterfeit checks could be traced back to
Nigerian criminal enterprises? How do Houston's Nigerian leaders
respond to this and similar charges? How do some explain Houston's
Nigerian criminal activity as a reflection of the political climate in
Nigeria?"

"Why and how do some Nigerians who are deported after committing crimes
in the U.S. sneak back into the country? What, if anything, do you
think should be done to rectify this situation?"

See how they isolated Nigeria as the only foreign country in this discussion. It is crazy how there can't be a discussion about fraud in yankee without the mention of Nigeria or Nigerians.

About 5 or so months ago after the ABC special aired, a guy at the company I work with came to my cube and asked "hey Mola, where are u from again", I replied "Nigeria" the fool continued "they were talking about how you guyz sending email scams....blah blah.." I immediately replied,"what do u mean by 'you guyz'?" then he corrected himself "O I'm sorry, well they caught some Nigerians on TV... blazeh blazeh..."... I had nothing to say but to school him on the fact that there are always good and bad people everywhere and that shit happens... also told him about the psychology of the fraud and focused on the greed of the victims.

Three weeks later, the same 'ode' comes to my desk and starts to ask me stupid questions about the situation in Port Harcourt and how wrong they are for kidnapping foreigners... at this point I feel like I am being attacked...so I look him in the eye and ask him "why do you have so much interest in Nigeria, are you planning to take a trip there soon?"... he answered with an "O no, one of my good friends is Nigerian and we talk about some of the things happening over there every now and then" ... Now it became clear, the fool was just trying to start conversation...

Or may be he was just being smart...

have any of you guyz been put in a position where u had to defend Naija against this fraud/419 stigma?

August 17, 2007

Nayo is running a competition and giving her Fans (such as myself) an opportunity to contribute to the art work for her debut album.... The image below has all the information you need to enter into the competition.

For those who are not familiar with Nayo (u r slippin), she is a talented singer who hails from Nigeria. She is currently in the UK recording her debut album that includes her lead single 'African Girl', 'Mr So and So' and many more...

August 09, 2007

A few years ago, I went out on a Friday night. I had been drinking prior to leaving the house, in order to avoid buying drinks at the club (yes I was tryna be frugal, the drinks at the club cost 3 times more than the retail price). By the time I got to the club, I was feeling good and tipsy...Ironically I still ordered drinks when i got to the bar... probably had more drinks than I usually would have had even if i had not been drinking from home... Well, after sipping some more beverages and observing my surrounding, I noticed a female that was good looking, so I approached to her.

Now, as soon as I started talking to this girl, she started reciprocating...she was cool...I probably chilled and spoke to her for almost 30 minutes, despite the fact that like 3 of her friends were there... After about 30 minutes (or less) of good conversation, we exchanged phone numbers and I moved on... The Wednesday after, I was driving home from work and unfortunately got stuck in traffic, so i decided to call the girl I met last Friday in order to avoid the annoying effect of sitting in traffic. She picked up and - (to cut the long story short) we planned to meet up the next Friday for drinks.

I arrived at the time we had planned, but she sent me a text message stating that she was running about a few minutes late... the hostess sat me at a table that directly faced the entrance of the cafe/bar, then I ordered my drink while I waited for her. While seated, I looked around and noticed a FINE female cracking up at a comment the guy across her had just made... As my drink came, I looked to my left and noticed an Asian family of 5 eating deserts and speaking very loudly in a language that I think was Mandarin. No sooner after looking around, I received another text from 'ol girl letting me know that she had arrived and was looking for parking. I replied with an "ok kool". A minute or so later, a neatly dressed, unattractive female walks in and smiles at me like we knew each other. Then everything started moving in slow motion as I started questioning myself "why is this babe smiling at guyz?... don't tell me this is her o?"... I frowned inside and looked away for a few seconds the first thing that came to mind was "That can't be her now... Lai Lai(Never)" feeling quite confident with myself...Suddenly, I noticed that same girl walking towards ma table... "hmm what is going on here?" I continued to interrogate myself inside... Now this babe kept walking towards my table and got closer and closer... As she got very close, I noticed the slight resemblance and finally accepted and whispered "Cho! Hennessey Vision is a mofo!".

So now she is in front of me and I have no choice but to stand up and give her a hug. As we sat down, I turned to my right and I saw the FINE girl from earlier in my peripheral vision, which re-enforced the temporary situation at hand. We started talking and funny enough, we had good conversation again, but there was one problem; I could not look at her face for more than 2 seconds at a time. Every time, I looked at this female, I almost immediately looked away. I was not understanding what was going on, it felt like it was my reflexes taking control. Again, the conversation was kool and everything, but I swear I could not get myself to look at this girl for too long. Exactly 20 minutes into her arrival, I excused myself and went into the restroom. 10 minutes after returning from the bathroom, we both called it a night and I walked her to her car and gave her a GoodBye hug. I was cool about the whole thing!

I seriously doubt that I would have spoken to the babe in the first place if I was in my right mind. But I was not, Hennessey Vision took over my visual judgement. Have you had any Hennessey Vision before?